§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 2 March,Official Report, column468, what information he has as to the intended purpose of the visit by the airline steward refused entry at Gatwick airport.
§ Mr. WaddingtonIn the case reported in the press the passenger sought entry as a tourist.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many out of the total number of persons treated as illegal entrants in 1986 who were granted temporary entrance subsequently absconded.
§ Mr. WaddingtonOut of 613 illegal entrants who were given temporary admission in 1986, a total of 51 absconded.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total number of passengers granted temporary admission in 1986; and how many of these subsequently absconded;
(2) what was the total number of passengers detained overnight under Immigration Act powers during 1986, by nationality;
(3) how many people were detained overnight during 1986 in(a) Harmondsworth detention centre,(b) Queen's Building, Heathrow and(c) Beehive, Gatwick.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will provide, for the latest convenient date, a table indicating the total number or persons detained under Immigration Act powers in prison department establishments, by category and individual prison establishment;
(2) if he will provide, for the latest convenient date, a table indicating the period of time spent in prison department establishments by persons detained under Immigration Act powers showing the numbers detained for not more than one, two, three, four, five, six and more than six months, respectively.
§ Mr. WaddingtonOn 31 March 1987, 63 persons were detained in prison department establishments under the deportation powers and 30 as illegal entrants.
The number detained in individual prison establishments was as follows:
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Prison establishment Under deportation powers As illegal entrants Barlinnie — 1 Bedford 1 — Belfast — 1 Birmingham 2 — Bristol 1 — Bullwood Hall 1 — Canterbury 1 1 Foston Hall — 1 Glen Parva 1 — Holloway 1 — Hull — 1 Latchmere House 36 18 Leeds — 1
Prison establishment Under deportation powers As illegal entrants Leicester 4 — Parkhurst 1 — Pentonville 11 2 Perth — 2 Risley 1 — Saughton — 2 Wandsworth 1 — Winchester 1 — The information about the period of detention is as follows:
Not more than Under deportation powers As illegal entrants One month 27 16 Two months 22 6 Three months 8 5 Four months 3 — Five months 1 2 Six months — 1 More than six months 2 — The information about passengers who were detained after refusal of leave to enter will take some time to assemble and I will write to the hon. Member.